{
 "city": "Wyomissing",
 "state": "Pennsylvania",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/wyomissingboro.org/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-07-06",
 "upcoming": [],
 "recent": [
  {
   "date": "2026-06-29",
   "body": "Fire & Police Committee",
   "headline": "Committee reviews EMS stats, SCBA trade-in refund",
   "summary": "The Wyomissing Fire & Police Committee reviewed EMS call data for January through May 2026, totaling 1,184 calls for Wyomissing Borough. They also discussed a trade-in of old SCBA and spare bottles, with a refund check expected from Dival.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06292026-1069",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-29",
   "body": "Fire & Police Committee",
   "headline": "Noise ordinance, color fun run, fire radio purchase on Fire & Police agenda",
   "summary": "The Fire & Police Committee will discuss a previously tabled noise ordinance and may recommend council authorization for its preparation. The committee will also consider approving the Wyomissing School District Mini Thon Club's Color Fun Run on August 29, 2026. Other items include police patrol updates at Happy Hollow and Hills playgrounds, a fire department radio purchase, and the SCBA project update.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06292026-1068",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Recreation Board",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06162026-1067",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Recreation Board",
   "headline": "Board to vote on 2026 Full-Service Concession Agreement",
   "summary": "The Wyomissing Recreation Board will consider a motion to approve, table, or deny the 2026 Full-Service Concession Agreement and recommend council ratification. They will also review the Nature Play Area project, hear updates on Memorial Day and Independence Day events, and discuss community engagement with the Wyomissing Lacrosse Club. Additionally, the board will vote on May 2026 meeting minutes and financial reports, and discuss Wyomissing Hills Basketball Courts.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06162026-1066",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-15",
   "body": "Infrastructure Committee",
   "headline": "Council to consider awarding $91,970 sidewalk contract for 2026 50/50 Sidewalks project",
   "summary": "This meeting of the Infrastructure Committee includes recommendations on several public works contracts and payments. Items include a change order and payment for the West Lawn Interceptor, a recommendation to award the 2026 50/50 Sidewalks contract to Reamstown Excavating for $91,970, final payment for the Berkshire Heights Playground, a payment for Carlino Swale reconstruction, and a presentation on a proposed Nature Play Area at Wyomissing Hills Park.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06152026-1065",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-15",
   "body": "Infrastructure Committee",
   "headline": "Pump station upgrades restrict new development",
   "summary": "The Infrastructure Committee will discuss the 4th & Oley pump station, where revised EDU costs are set at $2,500 and no new development can occur without upgrading one or both stations. The committee will vote on recommending a change order and payment for the West Lawn Interceptor project, and on awarding the 2026 Street Work contract. Updates on sidewalk projects, park improvements, and a fiber-optic agreement are also on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06152026-1064",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on snow removal ordinance and approve several contracts",
   "summary": "The Wyomissing Borough Council will consider adopting four ordinances: one establishing snow and ice removal regulations, another updating the towing and impoundment process, a third updating the fire code to the 2021 International Fire Code, and a fourth removing snow emergency routes. The council will also vote on multiple contract payments and change orders for infrastructure projects, including $130,343.50 for sidewalk work and $78,533.91 for the Berkshire Heights playground, and consider appointing special counsel for the Berkshire Mall redevelopment project and a resolution to apply for flood mitigation funding.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06092026-1061",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider new snow and ice removal regulations",
   "summary": "Wyomissing Borough Council will consider adopting several ordinances, including new snow and ice removal regulations and updates to towing and fire codes. The council will also vote on applying for a state flood mitigation grant for the High Road project and appointing special counsel for Berkshire Mall redevelopment. Various payments and reports from committees and departments are up for approval.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06092026-1060",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-04",
   "body": "Finance & Administration Committee",
   "headline": "Wyomissing reports cash and investment balances as of April 30, 2026",
   "summary": "The Finance & Administration Committee reviewed the Borough's financial status for the period of January 1 to April 30, 2026. The report details total cash and investment balances across various municipal funds including General, Fire Tax, Road Tax, EMS Tax, Water, Sewer, Refuse, and Highway funds.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06042026-1059",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-04",
   "body": "Finance & Administration Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to vote on tax collection delegate, discuss billing error",
   "summary": "The Finance & Administration Committee will review cash and investment balances and April 2026 financial results. They will discuss a utility billing discrepancy and consider Resolution No. 2026-20 to appoint representatives to the Berks County Tax Collection Committee Executive Committee. Right to Know requests will also be reviewed.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06042026-1058",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-01",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Review of 30-unit apartment plan at 915 Penn Avenue with many code issues",
   "summary": "The Planning Commission will review the preliminary land development plan for a four-story, 30-unit apartment building at 915 Penn Avenue. The Borough engineer's letter identifies numerous zoning, subdivision, and stormwater ordinance violations that must be resolved. The applicant is seeking conditional use relief for parking requirements. No action on the plan can occur until traffic, landscaping, and other impact studies are submitted and reviewed.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06012026-1057",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-01",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Commission to vote on waiver for 915 Penn Avenue and conditional use at 1714 State Hill Road",
   "summary": "The Wyomissing Planning Commission will review and take action on two property applications: a waiver request for plan scale at 915 Penn Avenue and a conditional use application at 1714 State Hill Road. Members will vote on motions to recommend approval, denial, or tabling to the Borough Council. The commission will also discuss Gov. Shapiro's Housing Initiative, with no formal action expected.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06012026-1056",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-27",
   "body": "Park & Shade Tree Commission",
   "headline": "Commission to consider $3,000 memorial bench program for parklands",
   "summary": "The Park & Shade Tree Commission will discuss and potentially adopt a new memorial bench program for the Parklands of Wyomissing, which includes a $3,000 fee, a five-year warranty, and optional maintenance extensions. The Bird Box Subcommittee also reports on nesting activity and outlines goals for box replacement, heat protection, and predator controls.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05272026-1055",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-27",
   "body": "Park & Shade Tree Commission",
   "headline": "Commission to discuss $20,000 invasive removal, parking lot apron denial",
   "summary": "The commission will discuss updates on parkland and shade tree projects, including a $20,000 budget for invasive species removal and educational signage. It will also review the Memorial Bench Program and the status of the Old Mill Road parking lot, where council denied a request to use $10,000 in street work funds for a driveway apron. Subcommittee reports on bird nest boxes, education, and outreach will be given, and a partnership with PSU Berks will be updated.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05272026-1054",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Fire & Police Committee",
   "headline": "Fire & Police Committee considers radio replacement costs up to $252,991",
   "summary": "The committee will review three draft cost estimates for replacing police/fire radios, ranging from $134,520 to $252,991. Also included is a proposed ordinance to delete the list of snow emergency routes from the borough code, and a notice from the Court of Common Pleas about eliminating Magisterial District 23-2-02 and realigning districts in Berks County. The agenda also contains a PennDOT technical sheet on crosswalk marking standards.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05262026-1053",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Fire & Police Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to consider removing snow emergency routes via Ordinance 1461-2026",
   "summary": "The Fire & Police Committee will discuss and vote on recommending advertisement of Ordinance 1461-2026 to delete snow emergency routes. They will also consider a proposed change to Magisterial Districts in Berks County and pedestrian safety on State Hill Road. New radio costs for police and fire will be reviewed, and a noise ordinance may be prepared.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05262026-1052",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Recreation Board",
   "headline": "Rec Board tables subcommittee ordinance, updates pool, egg hunt, Earth Day",
   "summary": "The Wyomissing Recreation Board tabled a motion to recommend Council adopt an ordinance establishing subcommittee parameters, and approved the February 2026 meeting minutes and January 2026 financial report. The board received updates on pool membership (39 memberships, 152 members), egg hunt preparations (over $3,000 in-kind donations), Earth Day partnerships (including Hawk Mountain raptor educators), and capital projects (Berkshire Heights playground guardrail over budget).",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-1051",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Recreation Board",
   "headline": "Recreation Board to discuss Nature Play Zone at Wyomissing Hills Memorial Park",
   "summary": "The Wyomissing Borough Recreation Board will meet to approve minutes from April 2026 and financial reports for February through April 2026. They will receive updates from sub-committees on the pool, Earth Day Fair & Farmer's Market, and upcoming parades. New business includes a discussion on community engagement with the Wyomissing Area Garden Club and a presentation on The Nature Play Zone at Wyomissing Hills Memorial Park.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-1050",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Infrastructure Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to recommend $60,359 payment for West Lawn Interceptor project",
   "summary": "The Infrastructure Committee will consider a payment recommendation of $60,359.47 to JNS Paving & Excavating Corp. for the West Lawn Interceptor project. They will also receive a Public Works report covering playground repairs, a fuel tank removal with contaminated soil, and a proposal for a nature play zone at Wyomissing Hills Park.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-1049",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Infrastructure Committee",
   "headline": "Pump station upgrade restricts development; committee to discuss revised cost",
   "summary": "The Infrastructure Committee will discuss the 4th & Oley pump station, where a revised EDU cost of $2,500 has been set based on $175,000 from Boiler House, Windsor St, and RM Palmer. No new development can occur without upgrading the stations. The committee will also vote on a pay application for the West Lawn Interceptor sanitary sewer project ($1.585M budget) and other contract approvals.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-1048",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-13",
   "body": "Zoning Hearing Board",
   "headline": "Variance request for deck at 1315 Dauphin Ave that would exceed building coverage limit",
   "summary": "The Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on a variance request from Dennis and Nicole Mularkey for their property at 1315 Dauphin Avenue. The applicants seek to construct a 12.5' x ? deck that would increase building coverage from the allowed 25% to 51%, exceeding the maximum by 26%. The property is in an R-1 Low Density Residential district and currently has non-conforming status for lot area and building coverage. The board will decide whether to grant the variance from Sections 404 and 701.3 of the Zoning Ordinance.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05132026-1043",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-13",
   "body": "Zoning Hearing Board",
   "headline": "Variance request for deck at 1315 Dauphin Avenue to exceed building coverage limit",
   "summary": "The Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a conditional use hearing to consider a variance request from Dennis and Nicole Mullarkey for property at 1315 Dauphin Avenue. The variance seeks to allow a proposed deck that would exceed the maximum building coverage of 25% by 26%, for a total of 51%, contrary to Sections 404 and 701.3 of the Zoning Ordinance. The meeting will include procedural reviews, swearing in of parties, examinations, public comment, and a motion to table, approve, or deny the variance.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05132026-1042",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Council to decide on 30-unit apartment building at 915 Penn Avenue with reduced parking",
   "summary": "Wyomissing Borough Council will decide on a conditional use application for a 30-unit apartment building at 915 Penn Avenue without required ground-floor commercial uses and with fewer parking spaces. The council will also consider multiple contracts and ordinances, including a $214,468.67 fire station façade award, a $41,613 traffic circle wall repair, and a new snow and ice removal ordinance. Several committee reports and financial approvals are on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05122026-1047",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Borough Council",
   "headline": "Council to decide on 30-unit apartment at 915 Penn Ave with reduced parking",
   "summary": "The Wyomissing Borough Council will vote on a conditional use application for a 30-unit apartment building at 915 Penn Avenue, which includes reduced parking and no first-floor commercial space. The council will also consider ordinances on snow removal, towing storage garages, and updating the fire code to the 2021 International Fire Code. Additional actions include awarding contracts for fire station façade work ($214,468.67) and traffic circle wall repairs ($41,613.00), and adopting a revised fee schedule.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05122026-1046",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05122026-1046",
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-07",
   "body": "Finance & Administration Committee",
   "headline": "Committee reviews Q1 2026 financial statements",
   "summary": "The Finance & Administration Committee is reviewing the Borough's financial statements for the first quarter of 2026, including cash and investment balances and revenues and expenditures across all funds. The agenda is purely informational and procedural, with no action items, public hearings, or proposed ordinances.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05072026-1045",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.wyomissingboro.org/AgendaCenter"
  }
 ]
}